Archives: 2017

Much Needed Rain Arrives Tuesday

TONIGHT: Expect plenty of dense fog overnight. Temperatures will drop to around 40 with more clouds building in.  SUNDAY: Some clouds will remain, but there will still be plenty of sun, allowing us to climb into the upper 60s and close to 70. Temperatures overnight will drop into the upper 40s. MONDAY: As warm air ahead of the front moves in, temperatures will…

Decades of D.A.R.E.

The goal behind the 12 week course is to educate students on the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and abuse.

D.A.R.E. Graduation

The drug abuse resistance education program has been in Chickasaw County for the last seven years and doesn’t cost taxpayers any money.

2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Officially hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th and we’ve officially reached the end. However, tropical storms can form at anytime during the year. Just last year we had Hurricane Alex that formed in mid-January and a few years ago we had Tropical Storm Olga that formed in late December. Our first storm this year was Tropical Storm…

VIDEO: Inside the Palmetto Storm Shelter as the Tornado Passes By

Three months ago on August 31st, an EF2 tornado carved a 30 mile path through Pickens and Fayette County Alabama.  The tornado took aim at the community of Palmetto.  Deputy Gann of the Pickens County Sherriff office captured video of the tornado as it destroyed homes and took down trees. Katherine Thomas and 50 others were huddled in the Palmetto…